The Young Wan

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The Young Wan

A GOOD SOLID FUN READ - FROM HILARIOUS TO BITTER/SWEET

Poor Writing, Interesting Characters

The Young Wan

Humorous, touching real-life story

The Young Wan
Brendan O'Carroll
Manufacturer: Plume
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0452284848
Release Date: 2004-01-27

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Before she was a Mammy, before she had Chisellers, and before they made her a Granny, Agnes Browne was Agnes Reddin, a young girl-or a Young Wan- growing up in the Jarro in Dublin.

Brendan O'Carroll takes readers back to the heart of working-class Dublin, this time in the 1940s. Together with her soon to be lifelong best friend Marion Delany, young Agnes manages to survive the indignities and demands of Catholic school, the unwanted births of siblings, days spent in the factories and markets, and nights in the dance hall as rock-and-roll invades Dublin.

But on the eve of her wedding night, the Jarro is alive with gossip-will Agnes be turned away at the altar? For the whole parish knows Agnes's not-so-well-kept secret. And with a mother falling further into dementia, and a younger sister turning to a life of crime, it's up to Agnes alone to keep her splintering family together, while trying to create one of her own.

Filled with O'Carroll's trademark wicked wit and loving, larger-than-life characters, The Young Wan shows the hardscrabble beginnings of the ultimate Irish mother and family.

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The Young Wan.......2006-11-10

I just think "He Nails it all", l've done this series and just so enjoyed them all.

A GOOD SOLID FUN READ - FROM HILARIOUS TO BITTER/SWEET.......2006-08-04

Not having read the Agnes Browne trilogy, this was my first exposure to the author. I, infact, did not realize that it was a prequel to other books, having picked this one up purely by accident. What a lucky find for me? I cannot remember when I have enjoyed a work as much. The author is a natural story teller, quite a fine writer and has the ability to make his characters jump off the page. While parts of this book were indeed sad and somewhat bitter/sweet, others were absolutely hilarious. I do feel the author's greatest strenth is character developement. You can actually see and feel the characters in your mind's eye. The book, set in Dublin during the 1940s, captures street life quite wonderfully. The market place, where much of the story takes place truely comes alive. For a pleasureable read I do highly recommend this one.

Poor Writing, Interesting Characters.......2006-03-29

Contrary to what others think, I found the writing to be decidedly amateurish. I spent years reading and correcting pulp-like fiction written by high school students; this book takes me back to those stacks of stories. The vocabulary is repetitive; some sentences are run-on; the tense is weak ("...the siren was screaming...," "...the man was spitting at...," "Bosco was running hard..."); the grammar is sometimes unusual ("...went to follow...," "...he..made after the other men..."); and occasional slang seems inappropriate ("...a wino..."). There is a too-obvious effort to try to imitate speech patterns. And there are certainly trite and overused descriptions of people: the Irish as the sterotype.

The Young Wan .......2005-11-21

Brendan O'Carroll's The Young Wan shows the beginnings of the matricarch of the Browne Family. Agnes marriage to the Redster is explained in all of its colorful history in this installment. This prequel offers the same deadpan humor that helps the Irish navigate through their poverty as the Trilogy. This light hearted if not at times tragic novel will have reader laughing, crying and marveling at the strength of friendship and family.

Humorous, touching real-life story.......2005-02-12

I came upon this book by accident and I enjoyed it so much I am buying the other 3. This precedes the trilogy and I was lucky enough to read this first to get the story as it goes along.
It was full of humour and down to earth stories of what it really was like in Ireland "back in them days".
I lent this book to a friend who was very wary in case it was depressing. She said it was the best book she has read in a long while. She wants to borrow the other books as I buy them!
Would recommend this book to anyone looking for an enjoyable read. Different from the usual Irish stories, this one is unputdownable!!

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The Parallel World Tournament is in full swing. But Bison's dark partnership with Hell's Guardian - The Dark Arremer - may sway things in his favor, spelling doom for Ryu, Terry Bogard, and the rest.

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capcom vs snk series.......2007-05-13

These books are awesome!! each one contains backstories about kof and street fighter characters. barely any martial arts (its all pretty much just straight special moves in every fight--kind of lame), but its cool to see what would happen if geese fought ryu and so on.

Internet: The Complete Reference, Millennium Edition

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Highly Recommended!
A truly excellent book!
Best buy for the money, I have seen.

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Master the Internet Universe. Prepare yourself for the Internet millennium with Internet: The Complete Reference, Millennium Edition, by Margaret Levine Young. This netizen's bible puts you in charge of everything the Internet has to offer--from basic e-mail to hyper-secure Web commerce. It shows you how to get the most out of Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer...create advanced Web pages with graphics...transfer files...take advantage of voice and video conferencing...even register your own domain name. Keep this unmatched resource at your keyboard to: Become an instant expert on Microsoft FrontPage, e-commerce, push technology, and real-time audio and video streaming; Connect to the Internet using such high-speed technologies as cable modems, ISDN, and ADSL; Quickly and safely download and install software from the Web; Increase your Web enjoyment--and profit--with chat sessions, conferences, subscriptions, and newsgroups; And much, much more.

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Get connected and take full advantage of all the Internet has to offer using this resource written by best-selling computer book author Margaret Levine Young. Whether you use the Internet at home just for fun or in a small office or large organization, you'll find tons of in-depth and useful information on every topic from streamlining your e-mail, fighting junk mail, and downloading files to registering your domain name. Learn how to use Web-based chat services, watch videos, purchase goods safely, transfer files, and create your own Web site using Dreamweaver, FrontPage, and GoLive. Fully updated to reflect recent changes in technology and online trends--including peer-to-peer services and newsgroups--this is an ideal reference for every Internet user. NOTE: due to the large amount of text and graphics, this eBook file is 14 MG. We recommend that you download this eBook using the fastest Internet connection at your disposal, otherwise you may notice a longer downloading time than usual.

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Highly Recommended!.......2004-07-20

If you are looking for a general, introdutory to intermediate-level Internet book, this is THE ONE. It will give you a good grasp of Internet concepts. You'll find it quite up-to-date (including Windows XP topics), accurate and concise. Specially interesting is the fact that it provides you with clear explanations throughout the pages, including lots of helpful examples and procedures, giving the "how-to" for many, many tasks within the Windows family of operating systems and the major software packages available for Internet.
Internet connections, Web bowsing, e-mail, chatting, newsgroups, security issues and so on, are all well covered with lots of real-world tips.
Notes:
1.Being for the beginning- to intermediate-level reader this book does not cover advanced Internet issues such servers, firewalls, network OSes, and so on; 2.The book comes with no CD-ROM (what in part, explains its reduced price)

In short, if you read my observations and found this to be the kind of book you are looking for, I assure you: You will not be disappointed.

One more thing: I'm using the book to prepare for CompTIA's i-Net+ certification and I can tell you that I find it to be one of the best references books out there for that target.

Thanks Margaret (et al) for writing such an excepcional book.

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A truly excellent book!.......2001-03-03

I paraphrased a chapter from this book, by Margaret Levine Young. It is truly excellent. It was a Christmas present. ...:-(. There is a chapter entitled _Classic Applications_ which covers UNIX Shell Accounts. There is also a phenomenal amount of info on the history of Usenet! A truly excellent book!

Best buy for the money, I have seen........1999-08-31

I am 70 years old, have used the `Dummie' and `Idiot' books, plus several more. Not having ANY experience with computers, up until 2 years ago, I go where I please and do what I want, thanks to the good books on the markey. This book, was the most expensive; but by far, the most helpful! (My wife thinks so too.)

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WIZARD WITHOUT SPELLS/WARRIOR WITHOUT BRAINS
Merciless, Hilarious Parody

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Tian and Drei von Richenstein, two unlikely heroes, embark on an adventure filled with excitement...intrigue...and a bit of comic relief! They have quite the talent for making allies into new enemies. Their (mis)adventure pits them against ferocious ogres, vengeful red dragons, an army of soldiers, and even an age-old rival. But leave it to Tian and Drei to make sure that this adventure isn't their final fantasy...In this laugh-out-loud parody of all things RPG (and we don't mean "Really Powerful Guys"), no gaming franchise is safe in this comedy that's never dull--unlike our heroes' swords.

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WIZARD WITHOUT SPELLS/WARRIOR WITHOUT BRAINS.......2006-06-07

In the realm of Entalasia in the Republic of Koreanika two travellers roam the land looking for food and a place to sleep without getting themselves killed! Tian is a magic user who had to drop out of school because he couldn't afford the tuition! Because of his abrupt departure, he only knows a sole level one spell...."Fireball". Your opponents aren't really gonna cringe in fear if that's the best you can do. So Tian is always looking for some magic items to make him stronger, which usually gets the duo in trouble. His friend, Drei, is a fierce warrior who just happens to be a complete idiot with a 50 IQ. The only thing he worries about is feeding his bottomless stomach. He also carries an enchanted talking sword that gets on his nerves. These two guys are not really heroes in the real sense of the word, because they leave death and destruction in their wake wherever they go, whether they intended it or not. For example, in the prologue of volume 1, they cut up a senile dragon to sell the body parts for cash and then find out that the dragon was the father of the girl who saved them from some nasty monsters. Instead of fighting her in her dragon form they take off, leaving her to raze their home village, killing everybody....Theirs is a vicious cycle of heroism which forces them sometimes to beat the crap out of the very people they should be saving!

Last Fantasy is the funniest manga/manhwa this side of Cromartie High that I've read this year. You'll be laughing out loud as you read it because it plays with all the roleplaying game/novel conventions. The art is great because it is done so well and so meticulously like this is some epic story but in reality it's about two loser cowards trying to get by in a world they are ill-equipped to deal with, one because he lacks a brain, the other because he lacks power. You can pretty much see most of the jokes coming, but it doesn't detract from the laughs. You should pick this up if you want to have a bellyache full of humor!

Merciless, Hilarious Parody.......2006-05-09

Every tradition RPG gamers take for granted is ruthlessly mocked, from buying magical items to scrounging for gold. The two protaganists, Tian and Drei, blithley suffer through RPG cliches gone wrong. If you are a fan of RPGs, and looking for laughs, pick this up. No RPG is safe from being made fun of!

Last Fantasy Volume 2 (Last Fantasy (Graphic Novels))

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